#jeff torborg

Dale Torborg was born into a baseball family. His father, Jeff Torborg, was a professional baseball player and manager for Major League Baseball. Jeff played in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers and eventually made his way up into the majors where, among other accomplishments, he caught Sandy Koufax’ perfect game in 1965. Jeff went on to become a coach which led to him becoming a manager. He…

Two men who spent most of their playing days with the Dodgers — the former in Brooklyn, the latter in LA — passed away recently. Tommy Brown is in the record books as the youngest position player in Major League history. During World War II, when many established players were in the military, youngsters like Brown, then 17, had an opportunity they might not have otherwise. He made his debut on…

Two men who spent most of their playing days with the Dodgers — the former in Brooklyn, the latter in LA — passed away recently. Tommy Brown is in the record books as the youngest position player in Major League history. During World War II, when many established players were in the military, youngsters like Brown, then 17, had an opportunity they might not have otherwise. He made his debut on…

The Bookshelf Conversation: Michael Leahy (Part One)

If you’re lucky, once in a while on your literary travels, you will come across a book that will be unlike anything you’ve read before. This is especially true if you concentrate on a specific genre or theme like mystery novels, biographies about your favorite personality or, oh, I don’t know, let’s just say baseball books. You’ve read so many of these things, and hopefully many of them are…

Joe Girardi will be a daily guest on Mike Francesa's radio show.

Jeff Torborg did that once.

Remember him?